"Smoke On The Water" is a 1944 song by Red Foley

Red Foley

Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....

. The patriotic song was Foley's first song to hit No. 1 on the Folk Records charts, spending 13 weeks at the top and a total of 24 weeks on the chart. "Smoke On The Water" also peaked at No. 7 on the pop charts. The B-side of "Smoke On The Water" a song entitled, "There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)" peaked at No. 5 five on the country charts.

Cover versions

• In 1945, Bob Wills
  Bob Wills
  James Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
  
  and His Texas Playboys recorded the song which also became a No. 1 song on the country charts. The B-side, a song entitled, "Hang Your Head in Shame" peaked at No. 3 on the country charts.